Island
Seen it?2015 | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of people who enjoy a knot in their stomach and horror fans. Leaves you with something to think about. Liked The Others? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Tense from early on, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
A pensive man visits an empty house. A neighbor tells him the house is haunted but he ignores it. Park Jinseong's second feature that takes place in Jeju Island gazes into the pain of life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Park Jin-seong
- Oh Ji-hoK
- Mun Ka-youngYun-Joo
- Kang Pil-sukKim-Gon
- Yoon Ji-wonodd woman